Today we journey down the rabbit hole to explore the latest release from an American artist known as Slighter. Slick, motorik, infectious and polished, his new single ‘Have No Fear’, released via Confusion Inc., gives us a potent taste of his forthcoming album ‘This Futile Engine’, which will be unleashed on CD and also downloadable via Brutal Resonance Records in late July.
Slighter is the nom-de-plume of electronic producer Colin C. who has, since the early 2000s, been creating music for various imprints, such as Metropolis Records, Cleopatra Records and his own Confusion Inc. Fans of Meat Beat Manifesto, Fluke, Future Sound of London and Leftfield should take note here.
Colin C. shares the story about the new single. “‘Have No Fear’ is a song that took a while to come together, but it was actually one of the first ideas I had for the new Slighter album. Coming off of my last album‘V O I D’ (released in 2021), I wanted to break away from that creative vein I was tapping then, but still have some catharsis in the songwriting. These’ recording sessions were all hardware synth jams, very organic moments that shaped my direction for the whole new record. But it took awhile to find the voice for it, the lyrics are intentionally personal but there’s some universality to reminding oneself that fear is a choice to make.”
Mixed and mastered at The Cell Studio, this new 13-track record features collaborations with Steven Seibold of Hate Dept, Yvette Winkler of Vaselyne, Craig Joseph Huxtable of Landscape Body Machine, Morgue VVitch, Deep Dark Water and more.
In his continued path of sonic experimentation and innovation, Colin provides new fuel for the counterculture. ‘Have No Fear’ features Slighter’s signature vocal style on top of a noisy rumble of techno-beat programming and grinding synth manipulations. The B-side (‘Dark Rave Mix’) is a more DJ-friendly offering that kicks up the BPM and pulls back the arrangement for maximum dance floor mayhem. The accompanying video was created by Psyklon Industries.
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While very much an independent artist who largely files under the musical radar, Slighter’s music has also found its way on to mainstream shows over the years, with songs and remixes featured on such television shows as Showtime’s ‘House Of Lies’,’Elementary’ (CBS), ‘Bones’ and ‘Lethal Weapon’ (FOX), ‘Defiance’ and ‘Covert Affairs’ (NBC-Universal).
‘Have No Fear’ is out now from your favourite music vendor at https://bit.ly/3OA9GkP or you can get it directly from the artist (thanks Bandcamp) at https://confusioninc.bandcamp.com/album/have-no-fear-single As of July 21, the full ‘This Futile Engine’ LP will be released as well, available athttps://bit.ly/3WuQ6IB. It can already be pre-ordered at https://brutalresonance.bandcamp.com/album/this-futile-engine-deluxe-edition
TRACK LIST
1. Have No Fear (Single Edit)
2. Have No Fear (Dark Rave Mix)
CREDITS
Lyrics and vocals by Colin Cameron Allrich
Produced by Colin C. for Slighter
Created, mixed and mastered @ The Cell Studio, New England
Conceptualized and executed by Colin C. for Confusion Inc. 2022-2023
Video by Psyklon Industries
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